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Successful testing of two MCBXF magnets and assembly completed of a third

By Juan Carlos Perez

We have just celebrated the completion of the assembly of the third magnet at CERN facilities. Two have already been successfully tested.

14th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting in Genoa, Italy

By Florence Thompson (CERN)

The 14th Collaboration Meeting took place in Genoa, Italy, from 7th-10th October 2024 and brought together nearly 200 participants from across the project, from both CERN and the Project’s collaborators.

Complex manoeuvres to install the Cold Powering System into the IT String

By Florence Thompson (CERN)

An impressive operation took place in CERN’s magnet test hall, SM18. The High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) based Cold Powering System has been installed into the Inner Triplet (IT) String.

Updated schedule for CERN’s accelerators

By Mike Lamont

The timing and duration of the third long shutdown (LS3) of the Large Hadron Collider and injector complex has changed, here’s why.

Amorphous carbon coating in the beam screens for the circulating beam in the cryomodules for the crab cavities: production completed

By Pedro Costa Pinto (CERN)

The non-crabbed line in the cryomodules for the HL-LHC crab cavities host a carbon-coated beam screen. This coating reduces the emission of secondary electrons from the beam screen surface.

Update on the reconfiguration of the test benches at SM18 for the cold tests of the HL-LHC cryo-magnets

By Marco Buzio, Olivier Pirotte, Frédéric Savary, Gerard Willering (CERN - TE Department)

The qualification tests of the new cryo-magnet assemblies, to ensure their compliance with the HL-LHC specifications, requires a substantial upgrade of the cryogenic test stations in SM18.

HiRadMat test completed: a crucial step for the HL-LHC beam dump

By Gabriel Banks and Nicola Solieri (CERN)

This experiment is a crucial step in validating the material selection for the HL-LHC beam dumps (TDEs) and is the product of around 12 months of ideation and planning.

SQXL commissioning phase 1C successfully completed

By Nicolas Heredia Garcia, Aleksandra Onufrena, Antonio Perin, and Davide Bozzini (CERN)

The SQXL cryogenic line, an essential component of the HL-LHC IT String, has recently undergone an additional series of commissioning tests in standalone mode without the magnets.

Large helium tanks delivered for the HL-LHC

CERN News

Exceptional machines call for exceptional operations. Two large helium tanks for the High-Luminosity LHC were installed at Point 1 in June, and two more at Point 5 in July.

TE-MSC Open Days 2024 | CERN Community

CERN Community | By Florence Thompson (CERN)

The two days of workshops allowed guided visits of different areas, including those whose access is usually restricted.